‘Free-from’ may become industry standard in snacking, Mintel analyst says
“Free-from” snack products are closer to becoming an industry standard, according to a report from Mintel.
Archives for September 8, 2015
‘Fortress detectors are ‘Fort Knox’ of inspection world’
Fortress metal detectors are the ‘Fort Knox’ of the inspection world according to the engineering manager of a sauce company.
Weight loss water: Drinking before each meal aids weight reduction
Drinking 500 ml of water around 30 minutes before main meals could help obese and overweight people to lose more weight, according to new research.
Scottish food and drink growing at twice the UK rate
Scotland’s food and drink sector turnover has grown at twice the UK rate since 2008, taking it to a record £14.3bn in 2013, according to the Scottish government.
Pompeo bill would ‘create a competing Non-GMO label with drastically lower standards’, says Non-GMO Project
While supporters of Rep. Mike Pompeo’s Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act (HR1599) welcome its proposal to create a national standard for non-GMO claims, the Non-GMO Project says this would confuse shoppers by creating a competing label underpinned by...
MSG imports investigated in Vietnam
The Vietnamese government has launched an investigation into booming imports of meat flavour enhancer monosodium glutamate (MSG), which may lead to temporary protective duties being imposed.
Heinz drops healthy claim from sugary baby food
Heinz has removed the word ‘healthy’ from adverts for sugary biscotti for babies – but the campaigner who filed the complaint has slammed the powerlessness of advertising regulators and impunity of Heinz as the word will remain on the packaging.
MEPs vote for 'comprehensive' cloning ban
MEPs voted yesterday to ban imports of food from cloned animals and their descendants - but the European Commission has called the amendments 'disproportionate' and even 'legally impossible'.
Judge refuses to certify class in PopCorners all-natural/GMO lawsuit
A California judge has declined to certify a class of consumers in a lawsuit alleging New York-based Medora Snacks falsely used the term ‘all-natural’ on PopCorners labels because the corn-based chips are made with genetically engineered corn.
'As awareness grows, more people get the chance to taste it and have that ‘aha’ moment'
Stumptown hot on cold brew coffee's future
With several new ready-to-drink cold brew coffee products in the pipeline and a growing retail footprint, private equity-backed Stumptown Coffee Roasters is betting on a big future for the hottest thing in cold coffee.
Chinese ingredients player opens Dutch office
20-year-old Chinese distributor Shanghai Freemen has opened an office in The Hague in the Netherlands as its European business expands.
Flowers Foods to acquire organic breadmaker Alpine Valley Bread Company in $120m deal
Flowers Foods – which has just snapped up Dave’s Killer Bread for $275m – has made another move into the fast-growing organic bakery category with a $120m deal to acquire Alpine Valley Bread Company.
Anton Paar enables powder flow measurement
Anton Paar has launched a device to simulate and determine powder flow under different conditions.
PURE ‘confident’ of success with FCN for produce
PURE Bioscience is to resubmit a Food Contact Notification (FCN) for its antimicrobial in produce processing and has estimated the market opportunity for such processing aids is in excess of $300m.
Cloning vote splits EC and European Parliament
The European Commission (EC) has attacked the European Parliament’s vote today (September 8, 2015) to completely ban use of cloned animals and their descendants for domestic and imported food across the EU.
New Zealand dairy Fonterra opens first Indonesian manufacturing facility
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has opened a NZ$37m (US$23.5m) plant in Indonesia - its first manufacturing facility in the South East Asian country.